Two new H5N1 outbreaks confirmed in North West and Mpumalanga provinces. • Government plans first-ever mass poultry vaccination campaign underway. • Past 2023 epidemic led to culling of 10.5 million ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

The Department of Agriculture has issued its first-ever permit to vaccinate poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

Background: Accurate estimation of the case-fatality (CF) rate, or the proportion of cases that die, is central to pandemic planning. While estimates of CF rates for past influenza pandemics have ...